Thomas Lenk (sculptor)

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Layering (1970) made of 70 galvanized steel plates, Grugapark , Essen
Layering 107 (Stuttgarter Tor) , 1977, steel, Mittlerer Schlossgarten, Stuttgart
Heilbronn capital (1977), Heilbronn

Kaspar Thomas Lenk (born June 15, 1933 in Berlin ; † September 15, 2014 in Schwäbisch Hall ) was a German graphic artist and sculptor .

Life

Lenk spent his childhood in Thuringia and moved to Württemberg in 1944. In 1950 he studied for a short time at the Stuttgart Art Academy and then completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason . In 1955 he met his artist colleague Georg Karl Pfahler . He became known for his layered sculptures created in the 1960s, which brought him international recognition in the 1970s. In doing so, he put his work in direct relation to architecture by wanting to work with architects from the outset. Since the 1970s he has been working on architecture projects and sound sculptures, among other things. In 1968 he participated in the 4th documenta in Kassel in the sculpture department . He often transferred the conception of his three-dimensional layers to two- to three-color, two-dimensional screen prints , whereby he regularly used luminous and bronze colors.

In 1970 his aluminum works Block in layers 1-5 , 1970, as well as various wooden reliefs were shown as German contributions to the Venice Biennale (together with Georg Karl Pfahler , Heinz Mack and Günther Uecker ).

Thomas Lenk was a member of the German Association of Artists . He lived at Tierberg Castle near Schwäbisch Hall.

Quote

  • "Art as art must be absorbed in artistic thinking, comprehensively and practiced on a daily basis." (From the invitation to the exhibition opening on April 26, 2013 in the Kunstverein Schwäbisch Hall e.V.)
  • Thomas Lenk in 1970 about the relationship of his large sculptures at the time to the surrounding and enclosed space: "... A thing is identical with itself in so far as form and meaning are congruent. A symbol is not identical with itself insofar as it has an arbitrary, interchangeable meaning to its form can belong. / Space is a "thing", as something identical with itself, an elementary value; not representable, but a prerequisite for representation. Spatiality (space made tangible through delimitation) is a "symbol" for space. Not identical, representable, the non-representability of the Space “symbolically”. / The first realization of an Inn sculpture (Biennale Nürnberg, 1969) has shown that the representation of space (which makes the representation of sculpture-space relations possible in the first place) must be evident / memorable. / Through Boundaries are created ... "

Awards

Exhibitions

Works in museums

  • State art collections in Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Stratification 2a , 1965/73. Staggered glued wooden panels (81 × 81 cm, 3 cm thick), painted black and silver. Maximum width 220 cm, maximum height 110 cm. Depth 47 cm. Inv. No. P 148.

Works

  • Artistic equipment of the Stuttgart underground station "Universität" (today "Börsenplatz") by Wilfried Beck-Erlang
  • Work overview

literature

  • Dieter Honisch / Museum Folkwang Essen (ed.): Lenk mack pfahler uecker, XXXV biennale di venezia padiglione tedesco, Essen and Stuttgart 1970. Exhibition catalog of the German pavilion of the XXXV. Venice Biennale 1970, in it 4 single issues with articles by Dieter Honisch, Thomas Lenk, Heinz Mack , Georg Karl Pfahler and Günther Uecker , with original graphics, studio and exhibition photos.

Web links

Commons : Thomas Lenk  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Ordinary members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Lenk, Thomas ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on October 17, 2015) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kuenstlerbund.de
  2. ↑ quoted from Dieter Honisch / Museum Folkwang Essen (ed.): Lenk mack pfahler uecker, XXXV biennale di venezia padiglione tedesco, Essen and Stuttgart 1970, booklet "lenk" p. 4
  3. ↑ Fig. In: nycsubway.org. David Pirmann, accessed November 18, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Kaspar Thomas Lenk. In: artnet. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Lenk, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lenk, Kaspar Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graphic artist and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 15th September 2014
Place of death Schwäbisch Hall